Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-14

The Interstate Csmmeree
Bill I'm the senate
II. s<ua.. oppsssa % me New Anti
PoIyrany BnI--Absllsisu q Cas-
tons Dssssies.-Bnls PISSED
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WkaHrNGT0E. dan. t3s--AmouG tBs
eomnunicasiOns pteseeted and referred
we're sbe following 81 yonsss o. Me-
esaa, resafive 70 fks claim Of John
Roseh; b. Frye. from the COMMITTEES %
Commerce, psDpesilion a. a. emend-
meat 70 the Pomlofdse Dill. appropKiat-
inc 100000 10 esFry rails oetwesp TBS
United States and Beazi and so1tn
TIE senate then resumed the eotfes-
ensa report on the Anter-sssse Coas-
meres bill.
Ffve gave notias that Be woald move
10 req nmit tbs report with iDssFne-
lions. and claimed thas tnAt motson
would take pFecedenes o. me osnef tso
1870 then addressed the Senate 10
opposition TO The report.
HE rsport hasing been read 20 fnli,
aoar moved that the Senate disaRree %
rerort ard insist on is former aosiou.
ara Frareet 4 further conferences.
gaiIern ciaimed that his motion 20
aeres 10 report took pEseedenoe o. the
motion 70 disagree.
sxerg senator 10 realizs the fact that,
~ q voting on tbs question Of agreeing
81 disaeEeeing 70 the report, be was Fot-
inc in ehect on tbe question - 70
wsasher there should be any Legislation
ID ne subject daring this Congress-
Haar charaotogizsd Harris stassment
AZ Extraordinary add appealed % The
senate not 10 submit 10 that KIND Of :
thFeat. Here. vas = bill which involved
four great saIatary propositions. on
wbiek toe Senate, the Houe OF
Representa- ves and the Amer
can people were substantially agreed.
ana she Seaaie vas nov told
thai none Of these things should Be
accomplished unless there vas en-
GRATED npon the bill what was 9 d.
rartuFe from the great doctrine OF rea-
eonabsen 81, unless there vas enRfaftad
tba pFinelple against which the eustom-
ers and not the railroads Interested 10
the carrying trade wsfe protesting 90
the around that the inevitable enect OF
Il wonId DO 70 put up ffelehta and msss
large branches Of business. nov being
a.ffisd successfully aud probably, Inn
possibie 10 the future.
George advocated the adoption Of the
report. He said b had 40 doubt tue
eject Of legislation would be 70 increase
freight rates temporarily, not because
that was the cd set Of IL, bat beoaase the
railroad companies conld make i tae
occasion Of unnecessarily aud unJnstlJ
raislne rates IN order 20 bring the meas
IRE into disFepute.
Tue bill, EvaFta said, had been prog
erlv designated, "An act 20 regulate
commerce" not to regulate inter siatt
eommeFoe He denounced The bill ~
unconstitutional, add az utterly tneou-
aieteft with the basis on which the eon
siftusion lodged ia the Federal uOveEa
menf Jurisdiction over the subject ol
commefee. The constitution wa
framed 20 form y more perfect Ueion
10 establtshiiusticeI and TO secure do
nestle tranquility. Bat one faalt ia fhs
hili gould b 10 make injustice aud in-
sore domestic discard. Outside Of ths
fourth and nth secti0ns the bill was 10
the direction OF the regulation OF com
mefee, aud properly belonged 10 ths
sphere Of law making. But these sec
tlana we're a Departure FROM Law max
ing. ID was an attempt to lay down
rules Of transportation not reosRniz q
BY the laws OF commerce. The stFengula
ton OF commerce for the purpose OF ex-
eFeisine control ON railroads would b.
the heerast folly il the world 10 IA
10 the interest Of railroads, that oom
merce should be developed, not re.
strained; that lie Volume could be in
creased, and is freedom unhampered
Coming down % the question Of pool
ing, hs asked whether she Senate VA
ready 10 say that an equalization ans
uniformity Of rates should not be al
loved. They all knew that pooling dis
produce uniformity and stability, ent
that thsse questions we're most impoE.
tant ia the interest o. shippers, fhii
very question was now at the bottom d
chs political aRit ,tion 10 Great Britain
and Ireland. The commerce Of tbs
United States, unrestrained and withou
impadimenls, bad brought Landlords
aud ariatooracy Of ireland 10 the neoes
sity OF yielding 10 the necessities Of thi
position. Way, then. should Congress
desire 10 lay imps dimenta in The way o
transfers between the Statesf What
ever eosla BE- said 10 the past. the great
est and most reliable principles OF pro
Rresa and prosperity consisted In OBJ
serving the Law and maintaining peae'
and accord al home.
Oullom expressed bis desire that thi
vote should be taken today, ba, Hoa
suggested that he and other Senator
desired TO speak, end there was no de
sire 10 delay the vote unnecessarily
Finally unanimous consent was giveE
that the vote shall be taken before I'D
lournment tomorrow.
TIE Anti Palveamy bill. the Senat
bill With the House substitute. hAvinl
been received from the House. thi
amendment vas pon .eonourred in Aa,
q conference asked. Messrs. Eimusds
Ingalls, and Pugh were appointed con
ferses en- the part Of the senate.
Cameron introduce q bill for the 40
pointmeNt % Commissioners 10 repre-
sent the Federal Government az the cen
tennial celebration Of the forming an'
promulCation Of the constitution, 10 b
held in Philadelphia. Referred.
After an executive session the Senat
The msaae.
WksnTNoroS. Jan. 10 Bland, OF No
from the Committee OF Coinage
Weights and Measures, reported ban
the Fesolnsiou calling upon the Seosetar
Of the Treasury for Information as {
the monthly purchase and coinage q
silver during the last ascal ye4F, aud "a
first six moaihs OF the present Uses
year alsa information ~ 30 vheths
the Lac reQuirlae the parohase and eSin
ace 81 mes less than two million dellar
worth Of silver ballian bad been eam
piled With. Adopted.
The noor Was accorded 30 the Com
mittea on abe Judiciary. and the follsu
ing bill was passed; Authorizing ID
service Of etvll aaa oriminNl proces
issued hy any Territorial coart With
Indian aud military reservations 40,
the Yellowstone NAflonal PaFs.
Anasher bill also passed amending
the lac regulating ths removal Of cause
froa State 10 Federal eoarts. Tue eil
Increases the minimum jurisdiction Q
Circuit Cousts fFem SsOQ 10 $0u0
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